Ted Cruz: “All across the nation, the murder rate has fallen 20%.”

“An invasion at our southern border. We have now seen illegal border crossings drop more than 99%. Now, what does that mean? How does that impact our lives? Well, All across the nation, the murder rate has fallen 20%. The number of deaths from drug overdoses has fallen 20%. Just a couple of years ago, we had more than 100,000Americans die of drug overdoses in a single year.” (09:50–09:56)

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